Caleb Deschanel

Joseph Caleb Deschanel, A.S.C. is an American film cinematographer and filmtelevision director. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography five times. He is a member of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress, representing the American Society of Cinematographers.

Deschanel was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Ann Ward and Paul Jules Deschanel. His father was French, from Oullins, Rhne, and his mother was American. Deschanel was raised in his mothers Quaker religion. He went to Severn School for high school. He attended Johns Hopkins University from 1962 to 1966, where he met Walter Murch, with whom he staged happenings, including a memorable one in which Murch simply sat down and ate an apple for an audience. Murch graduated a year ahead of him and encouraged Deschanel to follow him to the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, where he graduated in 1968. During this time, he was a member of a band of film students called The Dirty Dozen, a group that attracted the attention of the Hollywood system. Following his graduation, he attended the AFI Conservatory and graduated in 1969 as a member of its first class.

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